| Accession Number | PR00712 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: 6 cm; Wallet/s: 1; Oversize: 1 |
| Object type | Diary, Poem, Souvenir |
| Maker |
Henry, A M Oxman, George |
| Place made | At sea, France, United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | 1916-1919 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 96/0316 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Oxman, George (Sapper, b.1885 - d.1970)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of 5798 Sapper George Oxman, 3rd Tunnelling Company, AIF, at sea, England and France, 1916-1919.
Wallet 1 of 2 - Contains original diary which commences with Sapper Oxman's enlistment in March 1916 and describes the voyage to Plymouth aboard the "SS Ulysses"; his early days at Perham Downs Camp and his impressions of London while on leave. Details his work as a Sapper in the trenches and camps in the battlefields of France and records the ending of the war. Entries continue with his work in France after the war, where he remained until April 1919 removing 'shells' with 'traps'. He also documented the voyage home to Sydney aboard the "SS Zealandia" arriving July 1919.
Also included in the collection is a photocopy of a handwritten poem by AM Henry entitled "Wouldn't it", which refers to the role of the sapper.
Wallet 2 of 2 (oversize folder) - contains 30 postcards